Do you think rhetorical analysis is an important experience for developing writers?
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Teaching writers/teachers at Morehead State (KY) since 2001. National Writing Project teacher (former site director) since 2008. LexPoMo since 2016. Founding leader of Write Across America and Rebel Cartographers (2020). https://linktr.ee/deannamascle
Do you think rhetorical analysis is an important experience for developing writers?
01.03.2026 16:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We need stories like these to remind ourselves that we are the products of our ancestors and ancestral places, but we are not doomed to repeat the same mistakes.
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Great prompt: Saeed speaks to author Namwali Serpell about her new book,Β On Morrison.Β They talk about their personal relationships to Toni Morrisonβs work, the shortcomings of academic approaches to teaching literature, why difficult books are worth the effort, and more.
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Love this so much!
As Avengers: Doomsday looms over the horizon, XRV Studios has been receiving some strange signals from an alternate universe, TV transmissions are coming in from Earth 616: Where did we leave Steve Rogers? How will he return?Β
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We all have conflicted feelings about our ancestors and ancestral places.
28.02.2026 11:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We need stories like these to remind ourselves that we are the products of our ancestors and ancestral places, but we are not doomed to repeat the same mistakes. myact3.substack.com/p/american-w...
27.02.2026 17:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0decide what matters the most and make that your first and last gut check when planning, reflecting, or reacting on the fly
27.02.2026 16:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Do you think rhetorical analysis is an important experience for developing writers? metawriting.deannamascle.com/why-and-how-...
27.02.2026 15:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I double down on my belief that the only answer is simple human interaction that involves putting pen to paper is the only effective way to learn and grow as a writer
27.02.2026 11:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We all have conflicted feelings about our ancestors and ancestral places. myact3.substack.com/p/american-w...
26.02.2026 19:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0decide what matters the most and make that your first and last gut check when planning, reflecting, or reacting on the fly metawriting.deannamascle.com/centering-hu...
26.02.2026 18:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I double down on my belief that the only answer is simple human interaction that involves putting pen to paper is the only effective way to learn and grow as a writer metawriting.deannamascle.com/crafting-in-...
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Conversations like these are why I love this podcast:
Jason and Rosie dive into the fifth episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and explore the central theme of debts and the complexities of justice. They also discuss the portrayal of female characters in the show.
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How do you measure growth and set goals in your classroom? How do you help your students measure their own growth and set their own goals?
26.02.2026 11:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How do you measure growth and set goals in your classroom? How do you help your students measure their own growth and set their own goals? metawriting.deannamascle.com/writer-think...
25.02.2026 16:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0One of the reasons I love stories is the desire to explore complex issues in a safe space.
25.02.2026 16:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The performance of rhetoric does not need to be serious and weighty.
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Economist David Autor challenges the story that innovation inevitably destroys good jobs, arguing instead that AI could expand human expertise and help rebuild pathways into the middle class β if the gains are broadly shared.
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Most (all?) poets have written poems about pivotal events that impacted their life story. Often those events have been the spur to ride the poetry wave.
24.02.2026 18:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The performance of rhetoric does not need to be serious and weighty. metawriting.deannamascle.com/rhetoric-in-...
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One of the reasons I love stories is the desire to explore complex issues in a safe space.
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Counter to claims that immigrants just need to come to America βthe right way,β DHS has begun using the department that administers legal immigration to arrest, detain, and deport peopleβincluding those who are following the law.
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all in when it comes to teaching rhetorical analysis because rhetorical analysis offers fun, depth, and range
24.02.2026 11:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Most (all?) poets have written poems about pivotal events that impacted their life story. Often those events have been the spur to ride the poetry wave. deannamascle.com/tracking-eve...
23.02.2026 21:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What brings you delight as a teacher? metawriting.deannamascle.com/teaching-del...
23.02.2026 19:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0all in when it comes to teaching rhetorical analysis because rhetorical analysis offers fun, depth, and range metawriting.deannamascle.com/the-3-reason...
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NPR investigative reporter Tom Dreisbach talks about how and why he led an ambitious team effort to preserveΒ a comprehensive record of the events of January 6th, 2021.
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A delicious invitation to write: Emily Dickinson's poem about the death of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. We discuss Dickinson's innovative syntax, her use of deep pauses, and her meditations on death and grief that create surprising effects in this short lyric.
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